Annual Symposium

The Annual Symposium is designed to bring together MD-PhD students from multiple institutions to receive training on career development skills, share experiences, and build a diverse professional peer network. While the first two Symposiums included attendees from seven different universities, the third included students from 12 institutions, and we would like to see this Symposium grow each year to reach a larger population of MD-PhD trainees from all across the nation. Importantly, like our group, these symposiums are open to advocates of all genders interested in career development, and working towards equality.

Career development workshops addressed: Physician-Scientists Clinic and Running a Lab, Navigating a Job Search, Interprofessional Collaboration in a Healthcare and Academic Environment, and Work-Life Balance.

Career development workshops addressed: Balancing Research & Clinical Responsibilities, Resolving our Differences, What to know about Leading Physician-Scientists, and the new Biographical Sketch format

Keynote address given by Dr. Anna Han entitled “The Science of Diversity and the Impact of Unconscious Bias” perfectly highlighted why AMPWIS and similar groups need to exist